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Written Answers — Student Councils: Student Councils (25 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to parliamentary Question No. 27 of 26 February 2009, the reason his Department only understands that student councils have been established in the majority of post primary schools and that the remaining schools are in the process of establishing councils and cannot say with certainty what the current situation is; the reason...

Written Answers — Student Councils: Student Councils (25 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 26 February 2009, if his attention has been drawn to the view that some student councils regard the whole school inspection process as factually inaccurate because in some cases student councils are asked by the principal or their teachers to be less than frank and open with the school...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal to tax text messages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10531/09]

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have a question on legislation. We are coming up to 1 April and no doubt a few practical jokes will be played. Since they normally add to the gaiety of the nation, which we need, I hope the media might take the opportunity to tell us about them. The national broadcaster had to grovel——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: No. I have not finished.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: The Ceann Comhairle will not talk me down.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: The Ceann Comhairle will not talk me down.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have a legitimate question.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have a legitimate question which is in the public interest.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: There is a concern that the public interest will not be served by a national broadcaster bowing to political pressure——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have not finished my sentence. There is a Bill about which I want to ask——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: ——if the Ceann Comhairle would permit me to do so.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Thank you. Now we are making some progress.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: The Broadcasting Bill is designed to ensure we have best practice in broadcasting. We live in a democracy where political satire is part and parcel of our culture.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Will the Tánaiste ensure the Broadcasting Bill——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: ——will protect broadcasting——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: ——in order that the public interest will be served——

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance when the fees charged to institutions under the bank guarantee scheme in respect of that guarantee are next to be reviewed; the stakeholders in this review and the process involved; if he will publish the formula used to generate this fee; if recent increases in Ireland's long-term sovereign borrowing costs will be considered in the context of...

Written Answers — Exchequer Borrowing: Exchequer Borrowing (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent increases in the cost of raising sovereign debt; the extent to which he attributes this increased funding cost to the deteriorating Exchequer position; the extent to which he attributes it to the contingent liabilities arising from the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12306/09]

Hospital Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to close hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13076/09]